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SUCCESSFULNESS Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word successfulness. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For SUCCESSFULNESS

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defeat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

• the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

verb

• win a victory over

• thwart the passage of

disappointment
nounn
noun

• a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

• an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone

failure
noun

• an act that fails

• an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

• lack of success

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• an unexpected omission

• inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

• loss of ability to function normally

frustration
nounn
noun

• the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

• an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts

• a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized

nonachievement
nounn
noun

• an act that does not achieve its intended goal

setback
nounn
noun

• an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

underachievement
nounn
noun

• poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)

losing
verbv
verb

• fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

• fail to win

• suffer the loss of a person through death or removal

• miss from one's possessions; lose sight of

• allow to go out of sight or mind

• fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit

• fail to get or obtain

• fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

• withdraw, as from reality

• be set at a disadvantage

unsuccess
nounn
noun

• A lack of success.

Alternatives for DEFEAT

Alternatives for DISAPPOINTMENT

Alternatives for FAILURE

Alternatives for FRUSTRATION

Alternatives for NONACHIEVEMENT

Alternatives for SETBACK

Alternatives for LOSING

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